Front Month ICE Brent Crude for Dec. delivery gained 74 cents per barrel, or 0.87% to $85.82 today
--Up for two consecutive sessions
--Up $1.49 or 1.77% over the last two sessions
--Largest two day dollar and percentage gain since Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
--Up four of the past five sessions
--A new 52-week high
--Highest settlement value since Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, when it settlementd at $86.29
--Up 129.10% from its 52-week low of $37.46 hit Friday, Oct. 30, 2020
--Rose 105.66% from 52 weeks ago
--Up 67.98% from its 2021 settlement low of $51.09 hit Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
--Off 41.25% from its record high of $146.08 hit Thursday, July 3, 2008
--Month-to-date it is up 9.30%
--Year-to-date it is up $34.02 or 65.68%
All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.
Source: Dow Jones Market Data
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
10-20-21 1515ET
